Prison reform

California jails offer cell upgrades — for the right price

Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

For offenders whose crimes are usually relatively minor (carjackers should not bother) and whose bank accounts remain lofty, a dozen or so city jails across the state offer pay-to-stay upgrades. Theirs are a clean, quiet, if not exactly sought-after, alternative to the standard county jails, where the walls are bars, the fellow inmates are hardened and privileges are few.

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